Rosie Clarke Books in Order

Set in the rugged Pennine hills of the 1880s, this saga introduces determined young men and women trying to forge better lives in a harsh landscape. Class divides, village gossip and fierce love for the moors shape every choice they make.

This first Crawley family novel follows a seemingly respectable household whose comfortable routines hide painful secrets. When past choices and buried scandals begin to surface, loyalties are tested and the family must decide whether to protect their name or finally tell the truth.

The war's later years bring fresh worries to Blackberry Farm, with loved ones still in peril and the countryside far from safe. As losses accumulate and long-held hopes are tested, the Talbots lean on one another to face an uncertain future.

The fourth visit to Dressmakers' Alley finds the East End community facing fresh challenges as the roaring twenties move on. Old secrets, new ventures and shifting class boundaries force its women to decide how far they will go to protect each other.

In 1929, Ben Harper travels to New York to rescue a failing American store tied to his late aunt and finds himself entangled with fraud and gangsters. Back in London, Sally, Beth, Kitty and Ruby fight to keep Harpers thriving as clouds gather over the economy.

In 1943, John Talbot longs for a peaceful future with his little son and perhaps new love with nurse Lucy, but fresh orders send him back to sea. As tragedy strikes at home and war injuries mount, the Talbots struggle to hold farm and family together.

After violence and scandal, the people of Dressmakers' Alley are determined to build safer, fairer lives. As new opportunities appear and old loyalties are tested, Winnie, Diane and their neighbours fight for justice, love and a future that is not ruled by fear.

By 1946 the war is over, but the Searles siblings are left changed and scattered. Frances faces a controlling father in law and a distant husband, Emily builds a new life on a dangerous lie, and those left on the farm struggle with grief, guilt and survival.

As Britain moves into uneasy peace, the Searles family must decide what kind of future they want. Postwar opportunities, simmering resentments and long-hidden truths about love and inheritance threaten to divide them unless they can finally face the past together.

By 1917, Rose Barlow has lost much to the war and refuses to slip back into life as a servant at Trenwith. Drawn to Luke Trenwith, the new baronet who also questions his role, she must decide whether love can bridge the gulf of class and expectation.

At Trenwith's neighbouring battlefields and occupied French countryside, mechanic's son Jack Barlow dreams of owning his own garage if he survives the fighting. When wounded Jack is hidden by French farmer Louise Saint-Claire, their growing bond puts them between the French resistance and the German army.

By 1962, rumours of redevelopment threaten to wipe Mulberry Lane from the map. As Peggy, Maureen, Maggie and the younger generation face losing pubs, homes and businesses, they must decide whether this is the end of their beloved lane or the start of something new.

Set in 1926, this story follows clerk Kitty Wilson after she rejects an unwanted suitor and is abandoned by her mother. Supported by friends at Harpers, Kitty wins promotion even as tragedy looms, while Sally and Beth confront dangerous decisions that could threaten the store itself.

A year later, business is booming in Dressmakers' Alley, but a wave of muggings and burglaries leaves women afraid to walk the streets. When the chief suspect is found murdered and decent, hot tempered Sam Collins is arrested, the community must uncover the real killer.

In 1923, idealistic Winnie Brown infiltrates a notorious East End sweatshop to investigate rumours of exploitation and worse. Inside Madame Pauline's workrooms she finds frightened seamstresses, locked doors and a desperate cry for help that draws in high society beauty Lady Diane Cooper.

In 1940, the death of their father shatters the Searles family of Stretton Village. Eldest sister Frances hopes to marry pilot Marcus before war claims him, Emily is swept up by a charming officer, and brother Daniel leaves behind a sweetheart as he enlists.

On the eve of the First World War, shy Sarah Trenwith lives in the shadow of her glamorous sister at their Hampshire estate. Determined to serve and to win the love she has long admired from afar, she steps into nursing and discovers both courage and heartbreak.

With the war grinding on in 1942, young Artie Talbot is torn between duty to Blackberry Farm and the desire to fight like his brothers. When a shocking loss hits the heart of the family, everyone must decide what sacrifice really means.

In the early 1960s, Peggy and Able leave renovations at the Pig and Whistle behind for a long-dreamed-of American trip, only for illness to strike. Back home, Fay and Maggie's thriving restaurant leaves little room for romance until two glamorous newcomers turn their plans upside down.

In 1920, Harpers emporium flourishes again, but Sally Harper's marriage is under strain as Ben grows distant and secretive. On the shop floor, women like Marion and Lilly battle their own private scars while new staff arrive and others say difficult goodbyes.

In the years around the First World War, Jane Shaw keeps her struggling family afloat as an unpaid housekeeper. After her beloved brother dies in suspicious circumstances, she takes a position caring for a troubled boy, meets his charismatic uncle and eventually finds her calling in wartime nursing.

As the First World War draws toward its end, the women of Harpers dare to imagine peace while loved ones are still in danger. Preparing for longed-for victory celebrations, they balance grief, hope and the challenge of rebuilding lives changed forever.

By 1941, war has already scarred the Talbots of Blackberry Farm. When first Tom, then his brother John go missing in action, the family is pushed to breaking point. At home, Faith's troubles and fresh tragedy prove that the deepest wounds are not always on the battlefield.

Set in 1958, this instalment follows the next generation of Mulberry Lane as children grow into adults with ambitions of their own. Peggy Ronoscki and Maureen Hart juggle family dramas, new business ventures and shifting postwar attitudes in a fast-changing London.

Growing up in London's East End with a violent father, Maggie Bailey seizes marriage to charming Jack as her escape. Abandoned with a baby and no money, she takes work at a seaside hotel and confronts painful truths about her birth while one risky choice leads to disaster.

By 1917, with American troops arriving, the Harpers women shoulder even more burdens at home and at work. A sinister stranger shadows Sally, frontline nurse Maggie returns gravely ill, Marion dreads her violent father's reappearance, and pregnant Beth prays her sailor husband will come home.

In rural Cambridgeshire, the Talbot family of Blackberry Farm watch the gathering storm of 1939. As sons dream of adventure and London's Salmons family feel the wrench of separation, young sweethearts Lizzie Johnson and Tom Talbot must decide if love can survive pride and impending war.

In 1950, Peggy is enjoying running her bustling guesthouse when a terrible car accident leaves her son Pip in a coma. Taking in a mysterious girl who collapses nearby, she finds new worries on her doorstep and must lean on old friends more than ever.

Rejected as a child and sent into service at Beaumont House, dreamer Nellie Peace finds unexpected love with reclusive artist Lucas Harrington. When broken promises and scandal drive her from the estate and into London with a newborn, Nellie must rebuild her life from nothing.

Two years after Harpers opens, Sally and Ben Harper prepare for their first child just as war threatens Europe. Shortages, worries for loved ones and new staff test the Oxford Street store, but the women of Harpers refuse to let darkening skies crush their spirit.

In 1913, the Harpers girls throw themselves into work, friendship and the suffrage cause. Sharing a boarding house and big dreams, some find romance and wedding bells, while others face betrayal, grief and the hard choice between independence and security.

By 1915, husbands and brothers are scattered across distant battlefields, and the staff of Harpers confront war's cost. Sally struggles to keep the store afloat, Beth fears for her seafaring husband, and nurse Maggie faces horrific casualties in France while grieving a devastating loss of her own.

Amid the harsh winter of 1930 and deepening Depression, widower Robbie Graham can barely feed his children, let alone fill their stockings. Local cake-shop owner Flo Hawkins and her sister Honour decide no child on their East End street should wake to nothing on Christmas morning.

In 1949, Peggy Ronoscki feels pulled between her settled life away from London and the tug of Mulberry Lane. With one daughter fearing an unfaithful husband and another offered a glittering skating future, a Christmas reunion may be the only way to heal old rifts.

As the Second World War reaches its deadly climax, the women of Mulberry Lane wait anxiously for news from the front. Peggy fears she may never again see the American father of her twins, while old loves, broken marriages and war wounds strain every relationship.

In 1911 four young women, Sally, Beth, Margaret and Rachel, win jobs at the dazzling new Harpers emporium on Oxford Street. As they learn the trade, they also find friendship, first love and heartbreak while balancing ambition with family duty.

On the eve of war, three women see their lives overturned: Georgie’s lover is sent on a dangerous mission, Beth’s whirlwind marriage leaves her a young widow, and Hetty is stranded in France. Drawn into the resistance at a chateau, Hetty risks everything for freedom.

Swept from a quiet country life into glittering 1920s London, Annabel Tarleton marries charming, wealthy Richard Hansen and soon discovers the cruelty beneath his charm. Pregnant and desperate, she runs for her life, knowing a powerful, vengeful husband is determined to drag her back.

Winter 1943 is bitter on Mulberry Lane, and new lodger Rose Merchant carries a shameful secret about her father. As Peggy's estranged husband Laurie returns for good, both women must face painful truths before they can claim any chance of happiness.

By 1941, the war grinds on and danger stalks Mulberry Lane after dark. When Peggy's twins arrive early, her friends Maureen and Nellie rally round, proving that in this battered corner of the East End, new life and loyalty can still outshine the blackout.

As bombs fall over London, the women of Mulberry Lane cling to love, marriage and friendship. While weddings bring brief joy, separation, fear and temptation test every promise, and Peggy's pub becomes a refuge where neighbours share secrets as well as celebrations.

On Mulberry Lane in London's East End, Peggy Ashley and her neighbours face their own battles as war looms. Daughters dream of love and independence, fathers cling to old rules, and the close-knit community discovers how far it will go to protect its own.

In 1950s London, Lizzie Larch worries for her talented but very different daughters. Headstrong Betty runs away after a furious row, while gentle Francie is easily led astray, and Lizzie's late-in-life pregnancy puts extra strain on a family already under pressure.

At the end of the First World War, nurse Jessie Hale loses her hospital job and takes a post caring for the troubled Kendle family in Devon. Drawn to wounded Captain Kendle and his children, she risks her heart and her livelihood by getting too close.

During the London Blitz, Lizzie juggles her growing hat business with the demands of wartime motherhood while the man she loves returns to the front. An unseen enemy is determined to destroy her reputation, forcing Lizzie to fight for her family and future.

In 1938, East End milliner Lizzie Larch seems cheerful and successful, yet she hides the trauma of a long-ago attack and a lost baby. As she falls for her boss's nephew, buried secrets resurface and threaten the fragile happiness she has built.

After the war, Emma Reece tries to rebuild a life with a husband so badly injured their marriage is only in name. When tragedy strikes and long-held feelings for Jack Harvey resurface, Emma must decide how much she owes to duty and to herself.

When her father falls ill, Emily Carter leaves home to work as a maid at grand Priorsfield Manor. There she befriends the family and catches the eye of the heir, Nicholas, while looming war highlights the sharp divide between servants and masters.

Newly married to RAF pilot Jonathan Reece, Emma believes her future is finally bright, until his plane is shot down over France and he is reported missing. Struggling to raise two children alone, she leans on American businessman Jack Harvey and risks opening her heart again.

Shop girl Emma Robinson is left ruined when the man she loves refuses to marry her after she falls pregnant and disappears from her life. Forced into a loveless, violent marriage, she must find the courage to protect herself and her child.